Just days after tragedy struck when a fatal fire broke out on the Maersk Honam, the carrier has reported a similar incident on another vessel.
A spokesman said the 6,188 teu Maersk Kensington reported a container on fire in a …

Asia-Europe ocean carriers are preparing for a market share battle by lowering their FAK rates from 1 April, and the new Japanese merged entity, Ocean Network Express’s (ONE’s) shippers are on their radar.
This week, CMA CGM published new FAK …

Agility recorded double-digit growth in revenues and profits for 2017, despite a difficult final quarter for its integrated logistics business, hit by strong yield pressures.
Full-year revenues jumped 14% year-on-year to KD1.4bn ($4.6bn), leading to healthy profit growth of 16% …

UK customers including DPP, Hovis, and Wincanton today took delivery of the world’s first all-electric light-duty trucks in series production.
Fuso’s eCanter will hit roads across the country, joining customers in Germany, Japan and the US.
Speaking at the launch …

Cainiao, Alibaba’s logistics arm, has called on the air cargo industry to support data-sharing and visibility across its e-commerce supply chain network.
Roger Su, head of global network planning and operations for the company, told delegates at the World Cargo …

Hong Kong-based Gravity Supply Chain is utilising artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to bring e-commerce-style supply chain visibility to international freight.
Gravity co-founder and chief operating officer Darren Palfrey said that thanks to a career in supply chain management …

Containership owner Seaspan Corporation has bought the 89% of shares it did not own in shipbuilder vehicle Greater China Intermodal Investments (GCI).
And it paid a significantly discounted price following a collapse in ship asset values.
It means Seaspan has …